When antiretroviral drugs for HIV came on the scene in 1996, the lives of hundreds of thousands of HIV-positive people were changed forever.

Now new research suggests that antiretrovirals can also have a role in preventing the spread of the virus, giving researchers hope that "treatment as prevention" can help end the epidemic.

In the video, Robert Remien, PhD, professor of clinical psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and in the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, discusses the new research behind this idea and the obstacles that must be overcome to turn the idea into reality.

Also in recognition of World AIDS Day, join members of the HIV Center for a special lecture by Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer, DSc, "Changing Dynamics of Gender and HIV: AIDS in the Fourth Decade" on Thursday, Dec. 1 @ 9:30 am in NYSPI room 6602.

Dr. Obermeyer is a professor at the American University of Beirut after a decade working at the World Health Organization. She has conducted research on gender and the use of medications, the ethics of HIV research, and the social and behavioral dimensions of HIV prevention and treatment.